Why do dendrobium leaves fall off?
DENDROBIUM – BURNED LEAVES: WHAT TO DO? All the leaves of the dendrobium have fallen. What is the reason, and is there a chance, that the plant will recover? Nataliya TKACHENKO Dendrobium noble…
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What to do with dendrobium pseudobulbs?
What to do with dendrobium pseudobulbs, when they shrivel and their leaves fall ?
Daria IVASHKO
This question cannot be answered unequivocally.. There are many species among dendrobiums, requiring a moderately cold dormant period for setting buds. In nature, such orchids, before flowering, completely shed their foliage and even partially shrink pseudobulbs. With room content, it is impossible to copy natural conditions, and more often only partial exposure of shoots occurs. So it is more correct to call these pseudobulbs not old, but mature, and, cutting them off, bloom you will not wait.
EVERY pseudobulb of dendrobium viable from 2 to 5 years old (it happens, more). It is a reservoir for the accumulation of water and nutrients. By removing them, we deprive the plant of nutrition. Due to reserves, young growths are also formed.
